University of Winnipeg Commons | 45M | 14F | Completed - Page 7

Cyro · #**121** Posted **Feb 10, 2016, 2:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

It's a basically government funded building. Cinder block and concrete construction, which is perfectly fine. At least the narrow windows running up the building are zig zag patterned! I really don't mind it. Better than the ALT tower IMO.

Actually, that was the one redeeming quality that did stand out to me.hehe Ah, it has some height and fills out the corner ..

next project please....267 Sherbrook where are you?

Cyro · #**122** Posted **Apr 21, 2016, 5:58 PM**

A few interior renderings as this project begins to wind down toward this summer..

Lounge to Exterior

2nd Floor Rendering (LM's choice of a description)

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Tasked with accommodating the residential program, future expansion considerations, and existing onsite parking...

http://www.lm-architects.com/portfol...treet-commons/

Future expansion, bolded, as was discussed in regards to the space viewed in earlier renderings..

Urban recluse · #**123** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 2:40 PM**

Anyone been by the site recently? How is it looking?

Cyro · #**124** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 2:59 PM**

^ Exterior is close to being completed, but that was about a month ago..

buzzg · #**125** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 7:53 PM**

I was wondering why the main two floors are just completely empty facing Memorial, it looks awful...

"A carefully crafted ‘void’ is left adjacent to the podium, designed to accommodate a potential future gallery expansion of the PlugIn Institute for Contemporary Art."

Give me a break..

Urban recluse · #**126** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 8:15 PM**

Bad, so bad.

Cyro · #**127** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 8:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

I was wondering why the main two floors are just completely empty facing Memorial, it looks awful...

"A carefully crafted ‘void’ is left adjacent to the podium, designed to accommodate a potential future gallery expansion of the PlugIn Institute for Contemporary Art."

Give me a break..

Could be a while before we see the funding for this one. The discussion on it is back a few pages...

EndoftheBeginning · #**128** Posted **Apr 30, 2016, 5:37 PM**

Taken today.

There is a big pass-through underneath the center of the building.

Urban recluse · #**129** Posted **Apr 30, 2016, 9:04 PM**

The influx of new residents will be great.

Cyro · #**130** Posted **Sep 24, 2016, 6:19 PM**

Quoted from Construction:

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Originally Posted by BigG

Ribbon cutting for Downtown Commons today (320 Colony).

http://www.cjob.com/2016/09/23/new-h...pens-downtown/

Source: CJOB.com

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WINNIPEG – The ribbon was cut to officially open the Downtown Commons today, a 14-storey, 102-unit building at 320 Colony.

Thread title updated to completed

Jeff · #**131** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 4:52 PM**

i'd be so happy to see the more southern portion of memorial/Osborne lined with two or three more of this kind of scale building.. of course not such a bleak white, though. glad it is finally complete

esquire · #**132** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 5:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jeff

i'd be so happy to see the more southern portion of memorial/Osborne lined with two or three more of this kind of scale building.. of course not such a bleak white, though. glad it is finally complete

Agreed completely. The Memorial Avenue mall is looking better and will be improved when the WAG expansion takes shape, but the stretch of buildings along the western side between WAG and GWL is looking pretty sad.

Of course, The Bay's parkade is a cancer on the mall and can't be replaced soon enough.

Urban recluse · #**133** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 5:16 PM**

Agreed.

drew · #**134** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 5:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Of course, The Bay's parkade is a cancer on the mall and can't be replaced soon enough.

They are currently pouring a wack of $$ into that parkade with repairs - so I don't think it is going anywhere, certainly not in the foreseeable future.

Also, it adds a TON of value to the Bay, especially in terms of future redevelopment options.

esquire · #**135** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 5:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by drew

They are currently pouring a wack of $$ into that parkade with repairs - so I don't think it is going anywhere, certainly not in the foreseeable future.

Also, it adds a TON of value to the Bay, especially in terms of future redevelopment options.

Yeah, I realize we could be stuck with it for a while yet. Best case scenario is that a redevelopment scheme for the building takes off and involves building something new on the parkade site. Even a newer, larger, less hideous parkade would be an improvement.

Jeff · #**136** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 5:53 PM**

for such a high profile location and being across from an ART GALLERY, the bay parkade should be held at a very high re-design standard..

nothing less than this should be accepted:

http://www.miamidesigndistrict.net/b...e-is-now-open/

Urban recluse · #**137** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 6:10 PM**

What is being done to the parkade anyway?

There are some mighty nice parking garages out there.

http://inhabitat.com/first-leed-cert...ewgallery=true

One of my favorites:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.04498...8i6656!6m1!1e1

pegcityfan · #**138** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 6:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by drew

They are currently pouring a wack of $$ into that parkade with repairs - so I don't think it is going anywhere, certainly not in the foreseeable future.

Also, it adds a TON of value to the Bay, especially in terms of future redevelopment options.

The Bay does NOT own the parkade (unless they bought it back this year). The Bay sent me message last year informing me after I inquired (sent them a photo of the parkade's current state).

pegcityfan · #**139** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 6:31 PM**

The Bay hasn't owned the parkade since 1987. According to the link below in 2009, Impark owned it.

http://winnipegdowntownplaces.blogsp...y-parkade.html

esquire · #**140** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 6:37 PM**

^ Operated by Impark, no question. But owned? Impark normally acts as a manager of parking facilities on behalf of some other owner. I'd be pretty surprised if Impark actually owned The Bay's parkade.

You have to wonder whether The Bay wouldn't have been wiser to have kept the parkade instead of selling it off for whatever they got for it in the 80s. Probably would have been a lot cheaper to offer validated parking... spend $20, get 2 hours free parking, that sort of thing. Like it or not, free parking goes a long way in this town.